Where does “ossum” come from?

ossum (Latin) comes from Latin ōs, from Proto-Italic ōs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ — bone.

ossum (Latin): bone; kernel, stone

Definitions

  1. bone; kernel, stone

Ancestry of “ossum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinōsmouth
2Proto-Italicōsmouth
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ésth₁bone

Words derived from “ossum”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ésth₁ →